Matson christens second Kanaloa-class ConRo

The second of two new Kanaloa-class ConRo ships on order for Honolulu-headquarterred Matson, Inc. (NYSE: MATX) was christened in a ceremony held at the NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, Calif., July 2.

VIDEO: Swiftbulk Kamsarmax to fit Fueltrax solutions

New York City headquartered bulk carrier operator SwiftBulk Holding Co. Ltd, a subsidiary of Tiptree Inc. (NASDAQ:TIPT), is to install the Fueltrax EFMS (Electronic Fuel Monitoring System) and Fueltrax Vision solutions on

Elliott Bay Design Group scans a piece of Puget Sound history

Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) is using today’s technology to help in the restoration of one of Puget Sound’s oldest surviving wooden tugs, the Parthia. Built in 1906 by James Hall, the

Viking River cruises Jones Act vessel

VIDEO: Viking responds to strong demand for Mississippi River cruises

Viking River Cruises says that new 2023 sailings of its Mississippi River cruises are now on sale. The company’s first custom vessel, Viking Mississippi, currently under construction at an Edison Chouest Offshore

NTSB reports on American Mariner strike on AOTON

NTSB reports on costly contact between tow and moored barges

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on an incident involving, among other things, a Kirby Inland Marine towboat captain with a high level of marijuana metabolites in his urine,

Damen delivers five e-ferries to Copenhagen operator

Damen Shipyards Group has delivered five 23.3 meter x 5.6 meter, 50-passenger electric ferries to Arriva Denmark in Copenhagen. They are being operated on behalf of Danish public transport agency Movia. When

Klaveness in Norway’s first green newbuild finance deal

In what is claimed as a first for a Norwegian shipowner, Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA (KCC) has secured a $60 million sustainability linked term loan and revolving credit facility for the financing

VIDEO: Giant heavy lift vessel preps for Golden Ray removal

The largest heavy lift vessel ever built in the U.S., the twin-gantry, twin-barge catamaran VB-10,000, designed and owned by Versabar Inc., New Orleans, has arrived in the Port of Fernandina, Fla., to

Car carrier on fire in Jacksonville

Car carrier in Jacksonville blaze declared constructive total loss

The car carrier Höegh Xiamen has been declared a constructive total loss following the fire that broke out onboard the vessel last month at Blount Island, Jacksonville, Fla. The vessel was on

False Claims Act case

U.S. seeks seizure of Venezuela-bound Iranian gasoline from four Greek-managed tankers

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a forfeiture warrant and complaint seeking the seizure of all Iranian petroleum products aboard four Greek-managed, Liberian-flagged tankers currently headed for Venezuela. The ships are

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